President of Germany makes a state visit to Romania: He will have official meetings in Bucharest, Sibiu and Timișoara
The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will pay a state visit to Romania from Wednesday to Friday, at the invitation of President Klaus Iohannis, according to Hotnews.ro.
The federal president will be received, on Wednesday, by President Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Palace. The two will have tete-a-tete and official talks, followed by joint press statements.
The Presidential Administration has shown that the discussions between the two heads of state will focus on the development and deepening of Romanian-German cooperation in all topical areas, in political, security and economic terms. The two presidents will convey a message of solidarity and support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in the face of the brutal aggression of the Russian Federation. Also, during the talks, the two countries' strong support for the Republic of Moldova will be discussed.
The two heads of state will exchange views on the evolution of the security situation and the further strengthening of the forward defense position on NATO's Eastern Flank, in preparation for the Vilnius Summit.
In Bucharest, the German president will also have meetings with Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, the interim president of the Senate, Alina Gorghiu, and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu. President Steinmeier also has a meeting planned with representatives of the business community.
On Thursday, presidents Klaus Iohannis and Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be in Sibiu, where they will go to the town hall, meet with representatives of the German community in Romania and visit the "Samuel von Brukenthal" National College and the fortified Evangelical Church in Cristian commune.
The President of Germany will end his visit to Timișoara on Friday. It will be the host of a concert at the Timișoara Philharmonic, in the context of the city being the European Capital of Culture in 2023, and will visit, together with the mayor Dominic Fritz, the city center. The German official will also visit the "Nikolaus Lenau" Theoretical Lyceum and meet with representatives of the German and Jewish minorities.
According to the German Embassy in Bucharest, the federal president will be accompanied on his visit to Romania by the Minister of State for Europe and Climate within the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anna Luhrmann, as well as a delegation of parliamentarians, representatives of the business environment and people from culture.
